Container for moving advertising signs and the like



Dec. 13, 1932. M, QQHAN 1,890,600

CONTAINER FOR MOVING ADVERTISING SIGNS AND THE Filed Dec. 10, 1931 INVENTOR Mm 9. CJQW BY Patented Dec. 13, 1932 near earsur Fries MORRIS J. COHAN, F BROQKLYI I, HEVT YORK, ASSIGNOE. T6 RELIANCE SPECIALTIES MFG. 00., INCL, OE HEW Y UTJLK, H. Y., CGEEGlR-ATIGN GE NEW YORK CONTAINER F93 MOVING QDVERTIEII Q'G SIGNS AND THE LIKE Application filed December 15), 1931. Serial Il'o. 580,049.

aside from the two specifically referred to above.

In the accompanying specification I shall describe, and in the annexed drawing show, an illustrative embodiment of the casings of the present invention. It is, however, to be clearly understood that I do not wish to be limited to the aforesaid illustrative embodi ment of the casings of the present invention herein shown and described for purposes of illustration only.

Referring to the accompanying drawmg:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of the casings of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a reduced rear elevational view of the same;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 4; V V i Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary rea elevational view of a ortion of the front Wall of the casing, showing the manner of securing the front glass to said wall; and V Fig. 7is a partial transverse sectional, partial perspective view, fragmentary in nature, showing the manner of securing the front wall to the remainder of the casing, the same being shown in disassembledrelation for the sake of clarity.

Referring now more in detail to the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of the casings of the present invention, and with particular reference to the drawing illustrating the same, the numeral 10 generally designates a casing which includes a main rectangular base plate 11 having its undersurface adja cent the four edges thereof spot welded to the inner surface of the bottom inwardly di rected flange 12 of a molding, generally indicated by the reference character 13. The molding 13 consists, in addition to the bottom flange 12, of a vertical portion 14-. rising from the flange 12 and connecting with an inwardly directed step 15, the inner edge of which rises and extends inwardly to present a scroll portion 16. The upper inner edge of the scroll portion 16 is directed inwardly to present a flange 17 from which rises a vertical portion 13 terminating at the upper end thereof with an inwardly directed supporting flange 19.

Mounted on the supporting flange 19 of the molding 13 are the side walls 20 and 21 connected by and integrally formed with the 71p wall 22, the side and top walls being respectively provided with connected strengthening ribs 20, 21 and 22. The top wall is additionally provided, near the front edge thereof, with a rectangular opening 23 surrounded by reinforcing ribs 24 and the opening may or may not be covered, on the underside thereof, with a pane of flashed opal, milk, or other translucent glass 25. y

The front of the casing may be closed by a hinged front wall 26, which is provided at the side and top edges thereof with inwardly directed flanges 27 terminating in rolled or bent-back edges 28, the flanges being attached to engage the side and top walls 20, 21 and 22 adjacent the edges thereof. The wall 26 is provided adjacent the flanges 27 with friction clips 29 adapted to engage the rolled or bent back edges 5560f the side and top walls 20, 21 and 22, so as to maintain the front wall in a closed position.

The bottom edge of the front wall 26 is provided with hinge members 31 engageable in openings 32 formed in the flange and vertical portion 18 of the molding 13 so that the front wall may be pivoted outwardly to a position at right angles to the casing.

Adjacent the top edge of the front wall 26, the same is provided with a rectangular opening 33 in a line with the opening 23 of the top wall 22, the opening being surrounded by strengthening ribs 26 and being covered on the inside thereof with a sheet of clear glass 3d retained in place by a plurality of clips which are spot welded into the in ner side of the wall adjacent the opening.

. The front wall 26 is completed by additionally strengthening ribs 36.

The back of the casing is closed by a hinged rear wall 37 provided at the side and top edges thereof with inwardly directed flanges 38 terminating in rolled or bent-back edges '39, the flanges engaging the rear and adjacent side edges of the top and side walls 22, 20 and 21. The wall is retained in a closed position by means of friction clips 40 engageable with the rolled or bent-back edges 4:1 of the rear and side edges of the top wall 22 and side walls 20 and 21.

The rear wall 37 is hinged in the molding 13 in a manner identical with the front wall 36 and, therefore, need not be described in detail.

The rear wall is completed by a plurality of groups of air vents 42, a longitudinal slot 43 through which may extend a control handle of a rheostat (not shown) or other instrument which may be contained within the easing, and a circular opening 44: receptive of a bushing (not shown) through which an electric cable (not shown) or the like may enter the casing.

The casing is receptive of an auxiliary base plate45 rectangular in shape and provided, at the short side edges thereof, with upwardly directed flanges 45 and with longitudinal strengthening ribs 46.

The plate 45 is adapted to rest upon the supporting flange 19 of the molding 13 with the upwardly directed. flanges 15 adjacent the side walls 20 and 21 of the casing. The plate is held in such position by pins 47 engageable in loops 18 struck up from the short sides of the supporting flange 19 and extending through openings 49 in the plate. The pins are retained against dislodgment by reason of the engagement of the rear eye portions 47 thereof with the rear wall of the casing; Of course, any other locking means may be used for this purpose.

The casing may be completed if desired by openings 50 in the side walls 20 and 21 thereof in which may be engageable S-hooks (not shown) for the purpose of suspending the casing' The casing may also be provided on the front wall 26 thereof, beneath the opening 33, with an oval name plate 51.

This completes the description of the construction of the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of the casings of the present invention.

As already stated, such casings may be used for housing travelling advertising signs, such as is disclosed in my copending application filed December lOt-li, 1931, Serial No. 580,048, entitled Moving advertising signs; radio-receiving apparatuses, or like instruments. Of course, it is to be understood that the casings of the present invention are not limited to such uses; they obviously may be employed for any more or less similar use. 7 lt will be apparent that the casings of the present invention are simple in construction, easy and economical to fabricate and assemble, and as previously mentioned, adapted to a wide variety of uses. Other superiorities and advantages of the devices of the present invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art to which the present invention relates.

lVhat I claim as my invention is:

1. A casing comprising a base plate, a molding rising from said base plate, said melding having a supporting flange formed therewith and extending within the casing, side walls rising from said molding, a top wall integrally formed with and connecting said side walls, a front wall hingedly engaged to said molding, a rear wall hingedly engaged to said molding, an auxiliary base plate supported on said supporting flange within said casing, and means to retain said auxiliary base plate in position on said supporting flange.

2. A casing comprising a base plate, a molding rising from said base plate, said molding havin a supporting flange formed therewith and extending within the casing, side walls rising from said molding, a top wall integrally formed with and connecting said side walls, a front wall hingedly engaged to said molding, a rear wall hingedly engaged to said molding, an auxiliary base plate supported on said supporting flange within said casing, retaining loops struck up from said supporting flange and protruding through said auxiliary base plate, and retaining pins engageable in said loops to retain. said auxiliary base plate in position on said auxiliary flange.

3. A casing comprising base plate, side walls rising from said base plate, a top wall having a rectangular opening therein integrally formed with and connecting said side walls, a front wall having a rectangular opening therein hingedly engaged to said base plate, and a rear wall provided with air vents and openings for controlling any adjustable instruments carried in said casing hingedly engaged to said base plate.

4. A casing comprising a base plate, a melding rising from said base plate, side walls rising from said molding, a top Wall having a rectangular opening therein integrally formed with and connecting said side walls, a front wall having a rectangular opening therein hingedly engaged to said molding, and a rear wall provided with air vents and openings for controlling any adjustable instruments carried in said casing hingedly engaged to said moldin 5. A casing comprising a base plate, a molding rising from said base plate, said inolding having a supporting flange formed therewith and extending within the casing, side walls rising from said molding, a top wall having a rectangular opening therein integrally formed with and connecting said side walls, a front wall having a rectangular opening therein hingedly engaged to said molding, and a rear wall provided with air vents and openings for controlling any adjustable instruments carried in said casing hingedly engaged to said molding.

6. A casing comprising a base plate, a molding rising from said base plate, said molding having a supporting flange formed therewith and extending within the casing, side walls rising from said molding, a top wall having a rectangular opening therein integrally formed with and connecting said side walls, a front wall having a rectangular opening therein hingedly engaged to said molding, a rear wall provided with air vents and openings for controlling any adjustable instruments carried in said casing hingedly engaged to said molding, and an auxiliary base plate supported on said supporting flange within said casing.

7. A casing comprising a base plate, a molding rising from said base plate, said molding having a supporting flange formed therewith and extending within the casing, side walls rising from said molding, a top wall having a rectangular opening therein integrally formed with and connecting said side walls, a front wall having a rectangular opening therein hingedly engaged to said molding, a rear wall provided with air vents and openings for controlling any adjustable instruments carried in said casing hingedly engaged to said molding, an auxiliary base plate supported on said supporting flange within said casing, and means to retain sad auxiliary base plate in position on said supporting flange.

8. A casing comprising a base plate, a molding rising from said base plate, sa d molding having a supporting flange formed therewith and extending within the casing, side walls rising from said molding, a top wall having a rectangular opening therein integrally formed with and connecting said side walls, a front wall having a rectangular opening therein hingedly engaged tosaid molding, a rear wall provided with air vents and openings for controlling any adjustable instruments carried in said casing hingedly engaged to said molding, an auxiliary base plate supported on said supporting flange within said casing, retaining loops struck up from said supporting flange and protruding through said auxiliary base plate, and retaining pins engageable in said loops to retain said auxiliary base plate in position on said supporting flange.

9. A casing comprising a base plate, side walls rising from said base plate, a top wall having a rectangular opening therein integrally formed with and connecting said side walls, a front wall having a glass-covered rectangular opening therein. hingedly engaged to said base plate, and a rear wall provided with air vents and openings for controlling any adjustable instruments carried in said casing hingedly engaged to said base plate.

10. A casing comprising a base plate, a molding rising from said base plate, side walls rising from said molding, a top wall having a rectangular opening therein integrally formed with and connecting said side walls, a front wall having a glass-covered rectangular opening therein hingedly engaged to said molding, and a rear wall provided with air vents and openings for corn trolling any adjustable instruments carried in said casing hingedly engaged to said molding.

11. A casing comprising a base plate, a molding rising from said base plate, said molding having a supporting flange formed therewith and extending within the casing, side walls rising from said molding, a top wall having a rectangular opening therein integrally formed with and connecting said side walls, a front wall having a glasscovered rectangular opening therenhinged- 1y engaged to said molding, and a rear wall provided with air vents and openings for controlling any adjustable instruments carried in said casing hingedly engaged tosaid molding.

12. A casing comprising a base plate, a molding rising from said base plate, said molding having a supporting flange formed therewith and extending within the casing, side walls rising from said molding, a top wall having a rectangular opening therein integrally formed with and connecting said side walls, a front wall having a glass-covered rectangular opening therein hingedly engaged to said molding, a rear wall provided with air vents and openings for controlling any adjustable instruments carried in said casing hingedly engaged to said molding, and an auxiliary base plate supported on said supporting flange within said casing.

13. A casing comprising a base plate, a molding rising from said base plate, said molding having a supporting flange formed therewith and extending within the casing, side walls rising from said molding, a top wall having a rectangular opening therein integrally formed with and connecting said side walls, a front wall having a glass-covered rectangular opening therein hingedly engaged to said molding, a rear wall provided with air vents and openings for controlling any adjustable instruments carried in said casing hingedly engaged to said molding, an auxiliary base plate supported on said supporting flange within said casing, and

means to retain said auxiliary base plate in position on said supporting flange.

14. A casing comprising a base plate, a molding rising from said base plate, said molding having a supporting flange formed therewith and extending Within the casing, side walls rising from saidmolding, a top wall having a rectangular opening therein integrally formed with and connecting said 6 side walls, a front wall having a glass-covered rectangular opening therein hingedly engaged to said molding, a rear wall provided with air vents and openings for controlling any adjustable instruments carried in said casing hingedly engaged to said molding, an auxiliary base plate supported on said supporting flange within said casing, retaining loops struck up from said supporting flange and protruding through said auxiliary base plate, and retaining pins engageable in said loops to retain said auxiliary base plate in position on said supporting flange. i

15. A casing comprising a base plate, a

5 molding rising from said base plate, said molding having a supporting flange formed therewith and extending within the casing, ribbed side walls risingfrom said molding,

a ribbed top wall having a rectangular opening therein integrally formed with and connecting said side walls, a ribbed front Wall having a glass-covered rectangular opening therein hingedly engaged to said molding, a

ribbed rear wall provided with air vents and openings for controlling any adjustable instruments carried in said casing hingedly engaged to said n1olding, an auxiliary base plate supported on said supporting flange within said casing, retaining loops struck up from said supporting flange and protruding through said auxiliary base plate, and retaining pins engageable in said loops to retain said auxiliary base plate in position on said supporting flange.

In testimony, whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 16 day of Nov., 1931.

MORRIS J. COHAN. 

